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Re: [LUG] Poorly penguins



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On Tuesday 11 February 2003 6:50 pm, David Johnson wrote:
> 56k to ISDN is certainly a worthwhile upgrade in my experience (despite
> often costing more than ADSL).

Most certianly - 56k is unbearable!  128k is just about managable.  The worst 
hting is if you get broadband, then forced back to 128kbit ISDN :p

> Interestingly, our line got significantly better on the day we ordered
> ISDN. Could just be me being paranoid, but we suddenly got an extra
> 1Kbp/s (with the same 56k dialup equipment on our original line)....

you could have been DACed before hand, then.  ISDN requires real plain copper 
from your house to the exhange, and can't be DACed.

They'll remve the DAC from your current line, and probably DAC some poor 
neighbour instead, unless there is a line free in your street box.  

The only problem is that if someone else needs a new voice line on your 
street, they will dac you again - and they are allowed to get away with it 
these days (and not forced to remove it like they used to is you asked 
nicly).

However, BT R+D have come up with a DAC box that does 56k - supposedly.

 ~ Theo

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Theo Zourzouvillys
<theo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<http://theo.me.uk/>




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